Crockpot Apple Oatmeal Recipe

Name: Crockpot Apple Oatmeal
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 300 min
Total time: 320 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 cups milk; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons honey; 2 tablespoons butter, melted; 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 cup steel cut or regular oats (not quick cooking or instant); 1 cup apple , peeled and chopped; 1/2 cup chopped dates, raisins, or dried cranberries; 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 5 hrs

Total: 5 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 8 servings

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Even people who don't like hot cereal will enjoy this easy and delicious recipe for crock pot apple oatmeal, full of fruit and nuts. It's a great way to start a chilly winter morning.

It's important to use regular or steel cut oats in this recipe. If you use quick cooking or instant oats, all you'll get is a bowl of mush. Steel-cut oats will have more texture. Steel cut oats are simply oat kernels that are cut into pieces, so they retain a lot of texture and are chewy when cooked. Rolled or regular oats are cut and flattened so they do cook more quickly and have a creamy texture.

You can toast the oats before cooking for even more flavor. Just spread them on a baking sheet and toast in a 350 F oven for about eight to 10 minutes or until the oats start to turn golden and are fragrant. Don't let them get too brown or burn. Then let the oats cool and make the recipe. This toasting step can be done the day before.

This can be a tricky recipe to cook in a newer, hotter cooking crockpot. Only let it cook for seven hours, or try to find an older slow cooker. Burned oatmeal is not a smell you want to wake up to in the morning.

Serve this wonderful recipe with some cold heavy cream, honey or maple syrup, and some cold milk or hot chocolate.

2 cups milk
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup steel-cut oats, or regular oats (not quick cooking or instant)
1 cup apple, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup raisins, dried cranberries, or chopped dates
1/2 cup chopped pecans, or walnuts

Gather the ingredients.
Spray inside of a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Combine milk, brown sugar, honey, melted butter, salt, and cinnamon in slow cooker and mix well.
Stir in oats, apple, dates or raisins or dried cranberries, and walnuts or pecans.
Cover slow cooker and turn on low setting. Cook 5 to 7 hours until oatmeal is tender. Stir well before serving.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
216	Calories
10g	Fat
31g	Carbs
4g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 8
Amount per serving
Calories	216
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10g	12%
Saturated Fat 3g	16%
Cholesterol 13mg	4%
Sodium 94mg	4%
Total Carbohydrate 31g	11%
Dietary Fiber 2g	9%
Total Sugars 21g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 1mg	6%
Calcium 97mg	7%
Iron 1mg	5%
Potassium 250mg	5%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.